6/10 Okay
Billy L., Kirkland, WA, USA
22 July 2023
Liked: Communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in
Stay for adventure, not comfort or cleanliness!
I have thought for 2 weeks how to review this place. It's a tough one. The good:
- Amazing location
- Incredible animals. We watched howler monkeys up close for an entire 18 hour stretch
- The beach is really close and is amazing
- The towns, restaurants, shops, tours, etc. Are awesome, and some are world class
- Animals everywhere. Agouti, two and three toed sloths, a small snake, howler monkeys, an anteater, cool birds
- Tropical flora coming out your ears
- management is very responsive (not necessarily effective)
- Cool old house. Lots of geckos inside to eat the plentiful bugs
The not so good:
- My son couldn't sleep in one of the rooms for about 5 nights because it was crawling with ants. I bought ant killer and put it down pretty much everywhere. There was no time in our entire stay that we did not see at least a few ants around the house, despite me poisoning them and the management fumigating twice.
- The top shelf and dishes on the top shelf in the kitchen is all covered in what looks like ant or termite dirt. I told them about it and they said they cleaned it, but when I came back it was just like I left it.
- Termites have moved into the outer doors on the deck
- Both shower heads are the worst ever
- One toilet cannot flush toilet paper
- Every crack and corner is dirty
- power went out several times.
Also, be sure you can live without AC. We left a few days early in order to give the kids a more comfortable end to our Costa Rica trip. It's a mixed bag
Billy L.
Stayed 15 nights in Jul 2023
